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Attachment Grief
Living with the Loss of a ChildFor someone who has survived the death of their child, describing grief as a journey perpetuates the myth that, eventually, there’s an end point. Read more
VIDEO: Wartime Trauma Treatment
An Interview with Elaine Miller-KarasNetworker sits down with Elaine Miller-Karas about the trauma resources for individuals in wartime. Read more
Senior writer Lauren Dockett speaks with feminist author and psychologist Carol Gilligan about the future of women's reproductive rights. Read more
Wendy Durant helps clinicians support families after gun violence in their community. Read more
Ron Taffel talks with Angela Diaz, Director of the Mount Sinai Adolescent Center, on how we can tailor our interventions to meet the unique needs of our young... Read more
Estrangement 101: Helping Parents Reengage Their Kids
An Interview with Lori Gottlieb"Dear Therapist" columnist, podcaster, and author Lori Gottlieb talks with our editor in chief about the challenges of the parent-child relationship. Read more
The Avatar Will See You Now
An Interview on the Virtual Reality, the Metaverse, and TherapyNetworker talks with the co-founders and clinicians of Virgils, a virtual reality platform for therapists and clients. Read more
We’ve put together a video reel of therapists sharing some of the playful moments they’ve had with clients... Read more
Practice Tools - May/June 2022
"Own Your Hooks and How They Affect You" and "Understand Your Role in the Cycle of Escalation"Handouts and worksheets are helpful ways of reinforcing therapeutic interventions, helping clients develop new skills, and kickstarting change. That’s why in... Read more
Whose Mom Is It Anyway?
Learning to Love My Mother’s CaregiverA daughter’s resentment gives way to a lesson in unconditional love. Read more
De-escalating Disputes
How Therapists Can Stop Runaway ConflictExploring “high conflict” with a bigger picture in mind. Read more
Reframing Complex PTSD
Can Trauma Symptoms Be Assets?Author Stephanie Foo discusses how she and other C-PTSD survivors have learned to adapt and even thrive. Read more
When Actions Speak Louder than Words
Creating Change Through Therapeutic RitualsWhen our attempts to use logic and reason fail, therapeutic rituals can help clients connect to inner resources for healing. Read more
Embracing a Shared Retirement Vision
Helping Older Couples Make Rewarding ChoicesHelping older couples create a shared vision for their retirement years. Read more
Therapy Meets the Metaverse
A New Approach to Treating Young ClientsA firsthand look at how a new virtual reality program is taking therapy to new places. Read more
The Myth of the Individual
Tapping into the Relational BrainCurrent research indicates that we’re not walled-in, freestanding individuals. Our human brains—in fact, most mammals’ brains—are built for... Read more
The Playful Therapist
7 Clinicians Share Their Best StrategiesIn this collection, master therapists share how they’ve used humor in ways that both enliven and enrich the work of therapy. Read more
When Humor Hurts
What Lies Beneath a Couple’s JokesThe jokes many couples share reinforce their identity as an “us.” But there can be a dark side to humor in couples, too. Read more
Free Play with Neurodivergent Kids
Insights from DIRFloortimeIs there an alternative to applied behavioral analysis for children on the spectrum? Read more
Taking Play Therapy Seriously
The Surprising Journey to Widespread AcceptanceMany play therapists still find themselves having to explain what they do and why it works. But after more than a century, play therapy has finally come into... Read more
Awakening the Playful Self
A Depressed Client Rediscovers ConnectionMost therapies are missing out on a fundamental tool for healing when they ignore the power of feeling playful embodiment with others. To help our clients grow... Read more
You've Got to Be Kidding
The Power of Humor in TherapyShared laughter is an attachment language. Though therapists usually engage more knowingly with tears, the exchange of brighter affect is another kind of... Read more
Editor's Note: May/June 2022
Are You and Your Clients Having Fun?If play is so vital to our health and well-being, why isn’t it emphasized more in the adult therapy world? And for those who take the leap and inject some... Read more
The Heart of an Affair
A Conversation with Bill DohertyBill Doherty talks with Networker on how to help clients get clarity around the ethical dimensions of secret affairs and the dilemmas that often show up in... Read more
VIDEO: How 2 Lessons from Improv Can Make You a Better Therapist
A Conversation with Michael AlcéeNetworker talks with Michael Alcée as he offers powerful strategies drawn from the field of improv that will help you find your voice while navigating the... Read more
The Healing Power of Community
A Conversation with Shawna Murray-BrowneNetworker talks with Shawna Murray-Browne about ways to bridge racial barriers in and outside of the therapy room. Read more
VIDEO: A Special Invitation
Pat Ogden’s Complex Trauma Master ClassWatch this special invitation to her Networker Master Class, and discover how Sensorimotor Psychotherapy can be woven into interventions you’re already... Read more
VIDEO: Prolonged Grief Disorder
Does This New Diagnosis Help or Hurt?What does the diagnosis of prolonged grief disorder mean to clinicians and grieving individuals? Read more
VIDEO: Rethinking the Policy of Seclusion and Restraint
A Discussion with Mona Delahooke and Guy StephensJoin Mona Delahooke, therapist and author of Beyond Behaviors, and Guy Stephens, founder and director of the Alliance Against Seclusion and Restraint, for a... Read more
Elderly Clients, Hidden Gifts
Best Practices for Working with Older PopulationsFive things every therapist needs to know about working with older clients. Read more